Dots of Life

Twenty One Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Louisiana

Most people know a little about the State of Louisiana, like we have plenty of alligators here, the show “Swamp People” is filmed here, we like something called crawfish (not crayfish); which many people find difficult to believe that we would ever eat something with the nick-name of mud-bug. Today, I’m sharing a bit of trivia [...]

Louisiana May 17, 2012 11 Comments

Germany Re-Visited

One of the times in my life I always look back on with the greatest fondness was the 5 years of living in Europe, Germany to be exact. Though I was merely in my early 20′s at the time of my arrival, I was not too young to appreciate the life, culture and serenity that [...]

Wordless Wednesday May 16, 2012 4 Comments

Homemade Banana Nut Bread

There’s nothing quite like the smell of bread baking in the oven, unless of course it is banana nut bread! This is a really easy recipe for homemade banana nut bread and it is quite delicious too! Ingredients: 3 to 4 ripe bananas (smashed) 1/3 cup melted butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg (beaten) 1 [...]

Cooking May 14, 2012 3 Comments

Don’t Go Into the Yard!

Country living is charming UNTIL you find yourself in the midst of snakes! Why is it that when you mention to someone that you saw a snake the 1st question they ask you is: ‘what did it look like’? Oh geez, Seriously?!? I was too busy having a panic attack and trying to avoid getting [...]

General, Louisiana May 10, 2012 6 Comments

My Favorite Country Charmed Nursery

I’ve shared with you often enough since the onset of spring all of the lovely flowering plants that we’ve added to our home. Today, I’m going to share with you some photos of this country charmed nursery which has become my all time favorite spot. I think it’s easy to see why I enjoy going [...]

Gardening, Wordless Wednesday May 9, 2012 6 Comments

Crunchy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Anyone can make cookies! They’re a treat to share with your family and taste much better than store-bought cookies. This is a really easy and delicious recipe. Ingredients: 1 cup all vegetable shortening 1 cup sugar 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed 2 eggs 2 tbsp milk 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla 1 1/2 [...]

Cooking May 7, 2012 5 Comments

Haint Blue Paint Keeps Mosquito’s Away

Over the weekend we went with my in-laws to bring some chairs to the Judge’s house and while there, my mother-in-law pointed out that the ceiling under the car port was painted blue. Though I found the color to be quite lovely, I couldn’t imaging why they chose that color to paint the ceiling. Then [...]

General, Louisiana May 3, 2012 13 Comments

No Laughing Matter – the Reality of Falling Down

No matter how funny it may look to an observer, lets face it falling down is not funny business. An older person falling down is even less funny. Tripping or falling down stairs is one of the leading causes of accidents in the home. As we age, we tend to lose our balance. Our sense [...]

General May 1, 2012 8 Comments

Welcoming New Additions to My Container Garden

If you’ve been here before, you will notice that I’ve been on a mission to add some life to the outside of our home. You can read about that at Grow Where You’re Planted and Bloom Bigger. This weekend proved to be no different because we headed out to our fabulous local Nursery to collect some [...]

Gardening, General April 30, 2012 5 Comments

Are You on a Journey Towards Self Discovery?

Out of nowhere, it hit me like a ton of bricks! Over the past two years my life seemed to be in a whirlwind of distress as things in my life began to crumble around me. Surrounded by toxic people, watching as the true nature of people began to show through the masks they wear, [...]

Personal Growth April 26, 2012 6 Comments

Beautiful Blossoms – Outdoor & Wordless Wednesday

I don’t really know what kind of flowers these are, our neighbor has them planted in her back yard and I see them every day through the fence and thought they were just pretty. Linking to these lovely parties today: HERE, HERE, HERE , HERE and HERE

Wordless Wednesday April 25, 2012 11 Comments

Creativity Gone Wild

This year I have decided to begin utilizing my creativity on our yard, bring a bit of life and color to an otherwise drab landscape. Now if it were only as easy as it is in the Lowe’s Commercial that would be fantastic, albeit less rewarding. I have avoided doing much of anything with the [...]

General April 24, 2012 6 Comments

So Happy To See You!

It’s Monday, so why not start the week with hands stretched out and letting you know how happy I am to see you here each and every week! It means the world to me that you take the time to stop by and visit and comment every week and I just wanted to let you [...]

General April 23, 2012 7 Comments

Bloom Bigger

There’s nothing like making the decision to move an established rose-bush and then watching in the greatest of anticipation to see whether the move was successful or if you completely destroyed a thing of beauty. A couple of weeks ago I decided that I just had to have a blooming flower bed, which you can [...]

Gardening, General April 20, 2012 4 Comments